Chlorinator



Oct. 7, 1941. c, v, sw m E 2,257,865

CHLORINATOR Filed Nov. 24, 1939 2 Sheets-She et 1 INVENTOR.

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Patented Oct. 7, 1941 UNITED STATES PATENT] OFFICE 2 Claims.

' This invention aims to provide novel means whereby water may bechlorinated, either where there is a supply of flowing water, or asupply of water standing at rest, novel means being provided whereby aproper mixture of chlorine and water may be attained. Another object ofthe invention is to supply novel means whereby the passage of thechlorine gas may be ascertained by inspection, t enable the operator tomake the required adjustment as to the supply of chlorine which is goingforward.

It is within the province of the disclosure to improve generally and toenhance the utility of devices of that type to which the presentinvention appertains. With the above and other objects in View, whichwill appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in thecombination and arrangement of parts and in the details of constructionhereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes inthe precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed, may be madewithin the scope of what is claimed, without de parting from the spiritof the invention.

In the accompanying dnawings:

Fig. 1 shows, in elevation, a device constructed in accordance with theinvention;

' Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view of the cabinet and associatedparts;

Fig. 3 is a section on the line 33 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 is a top plan of the mechanism whereby the flow of chlorine gasis regulated at the will of an operator;

Fig. 5 is a fragmental sectional view showing a modification.

The numeral I marks a tank, adapted to contain liquid chlorine,sometimes under a pressure of about one hundred and fifty pounds. At itsupper end, the tank I is supplied with a lateral valve 2, under thecontrol of an operator, and to the valve 2 is connected a flexible tube3, of any desired length.

The flexible tube 3 leads to a gauge 4, indicating pressure in the tankI, the gauge being mounted, if desired, on a panel 5, carrying apressure regulator 6, adapted to be adjusted by means under the controlof an operator and indicated at I. The connection between the pressuregauge 4 and the pressure regulator 6 is marked by the numeral 8. Piping9 leads from the pressure regulator 6. The numeral I9 designates a gaugefor indicating the pressure of the chlorine gas, the gauge IIJ beinginterposed in the piping 9.

At any suitable place there is located a cabinet I I, provided with ahingedly mounted door I2,

and the valve body has a passage II, in communication with the pipingindicated at 9.

The valve body I5 is supplied with an upstanding neck I8, into which isthreaded a bushing I9, extended downwardly into the valve body I5,across the passage I1.

The bushing I9 has a transverse passage 20, communicating with thepassage I! of the valve body I5. The passage 20 in the bushing I9 isneck 48 of the valve body I5 and operated by a handwheel 22, carrying anindex arm 23, adapted to cooperate with a scale 24 on a dial 25, thedial being mounted on the neck I8, immediately above the straps I6, theindex arm 23 being down wardly inclined, so that it may work close tothe dial 25. p

A block or body 26, preferably made of hard rubber, is secured in thecabinet II. A depending nipple-2! is secured to the end of the piping 9and leads downwardly into the cabinet II, the lower end'of the nipplebeing threaded int the block 26, at the upper end of a vertical bore 28'in the block. A packing 29 is mounted in the block 26 at the lower endof the bore 28, and is held compressed by a tubular nut 30, threadedinto the block. The numeral 3| marks a funnel, preferably made of glass,and including an elongated, upwardly extended neck 32, communicatingwith the bore 28, the compressed packing 29 making a tight joint aboutthe neck of the funnel. In its lower end, the block 26 is supplied witha recess 33, into which is removab-ly threaded a receptacle '34,preferably a glass jar, adapted to contain a quantityof liquid 35, suchas water, a compressible gasket 36 being interposed between the upperend of the receptacle 34, and the block 26, at the upper end of therecess 33. The block 26 is provided with a rectangular bore 31, openinglaterally through the block, and downwardly into the receptacle 34. Thefunnel 3| is disposed in the receptacle 34, near the bottom of thereceptacle, and in the liquid indicated at 35.

A Y 38 is disposed in the cabinet I I, and, preferably, is made ofglass, the Y being held in place by clips or retainers 39 carried by thecabinet. The Y is enclosed withinan arched guard. 40, having outstandingflanges. secured to the cabinet I I. One branch 4| of the Y 38 isconnected by a resilient coupling 42 to the lower end of an angular pipe43, the upper end of which is connected to the block 26, by threading orotherwise, in

communication with the angular bore 31 of the block 26.

A depending shank 44 of the Y 38 is connected by a resilient coupling 45to a depending pipe 46, held in a collar 41 on the bottom of the cabinetII, the collar carrying a set screw 48, engaging the pipe. The coupling45, and part of the stem of the Y 38, are covered by a guard 49,resembling the guard 40, and. mounted on the cabinet H. A flexible tube55 is secured at 5| to the lower end of the part 46 and communicateswith a container or tank 52, in which the water is chlorinated. The Y 38includes a branch 53 connected by a resilient coupling 54 to a watersupply pipe 55, the coupling 54 being located within the guard 43. Thewater supply pipe 55 leads upwardly through the top of the cabinet H,and is secured thereto by an angle bracket 55 or otherwise.

In Fig. 5, parts hereinbefore described have been designated by numeralsalready used, with the suiiix a. This figure indicates that the branch53 may be omitted, if desired, if there is no water supply representedby the water pipe 55. Under such circumstances, the container 52 .ofFig. 1 may be considered as the source of water supply, and may be aspring, pond or the like.

Reverting to the form in which the water supply pipe 55 is used, it willbe noted in the drawings that the pipe 55 extends upwardly out of thecasing H, a cut-off valve 51 being interposed in the pipe, closelyadjacent to the cabinet ll if desired. The pipe 55 is surmounted by agauge 58, indicating the water pressure. The pipe 55 is shown assupplied with a lateral arm 59, in which is interposed a strainer 50, apressure reducing valve 6| being interposed in the arm 59, between thestrainer and the hand valve 51.

The functions of the parts beginning with the chlorine liquid tank I andending with the pipe 9, will be understood readily without an extendeddescription. Let it suflice to say that through the instrumentality ofthem, a supply of chlorine gas, under reduced and governed pressure, isdelivered to the-nipple 21 of Fig. 2. Moreover, the functions of theparts beginning with the water main 59 in Fig. 1, and ending with thevalve 51, will be manifest when the drawings are noted. in connectionwith the foregoing description. The ultimate result attained is that asupply of water, under governed and regulated pressure, moves downwardlythrough the pipe 55.

The chlorine gas moves downwardly through the nipple 27. and through theneck 32 of the funnel 3i, into the water 35 in the receptacle 34. Sincethe receptacle 34 is transparent, and since the door 12 of the cabinetll embodies the transparent panel M, an operator can note by inspection,how rapidly the bubbles of chlorine gas pass out of the funnel 3|, andupwardly through the liquid 35, the flow of chlorine gas beingregulated, as occasion may demand, by a proper manipulation of the handwheel 22, the position of the index arm 23 on the scale 24 of the dial25 being noted.

From the receptacle 34, the chlorine gas passes upwardly through thebore 31 in the block 26, and downwardly through the pipe 43 and thebranch 4| of the Y 38. At the place of juncture between the arms 4| and53 of the Y 38, the chlorine gas is mingled with the water, the waterflowing downwardly through the shank 44 of the Y 38, and through thepipe 46, through the tube 50, and into the container 52. If there is nosource of supply such as indicated by the pipe 55, the construction ofFig. 5 is used, the chlorine gas passing down through the branch Ma andthe shank 44a, into container 52, which then represents the source ofwater supply to be chlorinated.

It will be observed that when the guard 40 and the guard 49 are removed,the couplings 45, 42 and 54 may be detached, setting the Y 38 free forremoval, renewal or cleaning.

The structure shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings is simple in construction,but it furnishes an effective means for carrying out the ends in view.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is:

1. In a water chlorinator, a fragile and nonmetallic Y including adepending shank and first and second branches, an outlet member forchlorinated water, a resilient slip-sleeve coupling connecting theoutlet member to the shank, a source of water supply, a resilentslip-sleeve coupling connecting the first branch to the source of watersupply, a chlorine conduit, a resilient slipsleeve coupling connectingthe second branch to the chlorine conduit, the chlorine conduitcomprising a transparent, inspection portion, removable guard meanshousing the Y and the couplings, and means for supplying chlorine to thechlorine conduit. 7

2. In a water chlorinator, a support, a block secured to the supportandhaving intake and delivery bores, the block being supplied in itslower end with a recess, a. chlorine outlet member having one endmounted in the outer end of the delivery bore, a chlorine intake memberhaving one end mounted in the outer end of the intake bore, a chlorinedischarge member extended into the inner end of the intake bore, apacking in the intake bore, about the discharge member, a nut threadedinto the inner end of the intake bore and compressing the packing aboutthe discharge member, a transparent receptacle threaded into the recess,a gasket in the recess and forming a tight connection between the upperend of the receptacle and the block, the delivery member extendingthrough the gasket and into the receptacle, and the delivery borecommunicating with the receptacle, through the gasket, means to supplychlorine to the intake member, and means to conductthe chlorine to thepoint of use.

CLAIR V'ERE SWEARINGEN.

